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Marawi 4 years later: 1000 get permits to rebuild homes

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 09:45 AM

More than 100 families in Marawi City have rebuilt their homes four years after the city was liberated from terrorist clutches, an official said Monday. Read more »

Inauguration of Jameo Mindanao Al-Islamie

Presidential Photo
Updated as of Oct 17 11:06 AM

The newly constructed Jameo Mindanao Al-Islamie (Grand Mosque) in Marawi City, in this photo taken on Oct. 16, 2021, was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte and other officials. Read more »

Duterte: Gov’t doing its best to speed up Marawi rebuild

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 12:42 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has made an assurance that government is facilitating the restoration of Marawi City. Read more »

Chinese military runs drills on Indian border

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 12 02:58 PM

The Chinese army put tank regiments through their paces near the Indian border, state media reported, as territorial talks between the two sides failed at the weekend. Read more »

Taiwan president says to defend island vs China threats

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 09 11:09 AM

Taiwan wants to prevent military conflict but will 'spare no effort' to defend itself, said Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, as the island strives to develop a long-range missile capable of striking Beijing. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 28, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 11:52 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Airshow China 2021 kicks off

Aly Song, Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 07:50 PM

People watch China's People's Liberation Army Air Force Red Falcon aerobatic team perform at Airshow China, in Zhuhai, China on Tuesday. Read more »

China slams Britain for Taiwan Strait warship mission

Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 08:03 AM

The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said it has organized air and naval forces to follow HMS Richmond and warn it. Read more »

Xi affirms importance of China’s space ambitions

Laura Zhou and William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 18 10:10 AM

Chinese eyes were on the skies this week, with the safe return of its three astronauts after 90 days on board the Tiangong space station on Friday, and a tour on Wednesday of the PLA’s primary satellite control facility by President Xi Jinping, who said space was an important asset that needed to be managed well. Read more »

On the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections

Atty. Emilio Marañon III and Zy-za Nadine N. Suzara, Access Bangsamoro Fellows
Posted at Sep 16 11:46 PM

A few weeks before the scheduled filing of the Certificate of Candidacies on October 1-8, 2021, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, sitting as the ad hoc BARMM Parliament, has not yet passed the Bangsamoro Electoral Code since it first convened on March 29, 2019. Read more »

Top US general called China to allay war fears: book

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 16 05:01 PM

The top US general secretly contacted his Chinese counterpart twice last year over concerns then President Donald Trump could spark a war with China. Read more »

Chinese military ‘not afraid of suffering, death’ after US vows to intimidate enemies

Harvey Kong, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 01 01:40 PM

A senior Chinese air force officer has said his country’s military will not be scared by the United States, citing past confrontations between China’s armed forces and their US counterparts. Read more »

China, Russia commence military exercises

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 11 12:35 PM

This week’s Sino-Russian joint military exercise in northwest China is putting the PLA’s latest combat tactics to the test as well as many of its newest weapons, which are being used by the Russians for the first time. Read more »

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for greater focus on military development

Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 01 07:49 AM

Xi tells a Politburo study session that the country needs to ‘make preparations for military struggle’. His comments come ahead of an important PLA anniversary and at a time when China is facing a growing security threat on its border with Afghanistan. Read more »

Umano'y miyembro ng MILF, fish vendor, timbog sa magkahiwalay na drug bust sa Soccsksargen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:29 AM

Arestado ang isa umanong company commander ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front at isang fish vendor sa magkahiwalay na drug buy-bust operation noong Miyerkoles sa Region 12 o Soccsksargen region. Read more »

Chinese army faces problems in weapons innovation, relying on foreign acquisitions - study

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 15 01:33 PM

China’s military has overcome numerous technological challenges to chip away at the United States’ supremacy in recent years, but continues to be stymied by lagging domestic innovation and corruption in its defense industry, according to a US government-financed study released on Wednesday. Read more »

China 'drove away' U.S. warship on tribunal ruling anniversary

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 12 05:57 PM

BEIJING - China's military said on Monday it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands on Monday, the anniversary of an international court ruling that Beijing has no claim over the South China Sea. Read more »

Splash for freedom: Queer Liberation March in New York

Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 12:15 PM

People arrive to Washington Square park as they take part in the Queer Liberation March in New York City, New York, U.S., Sunday.  Read more »

Bangsamoro gov’t ‘forever grateful’ to PNoy’s admin, says chief

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 11:36 AM

The Bangsamoro government is “forever grateful” to the administration of ex-President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for its peace efforts that resulted in the expansion and empowerment of the autonomous region in Mindanao, its chief said Thursday as it expressed grief over the passing of the former leader. Read more »

A tiny Taiwan island could be trigger for US-China clash

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 18 07:32 AM

Some of the People's Liberation Army planes, including bombers, fighter jets and surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, flew east from the Chinese coast around the southern tip of Taiwan. The rest broke off and briefly darted further south towards tiny Pratas Island in the South China Sea before turning back. Read more »